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<div id="main"><h1>The Resistor</h1>
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<img alt="A resistor" src="../resources/resistor_picture.jpeg" /></p>
<p>Resistors are some of the most common components of electronic circuits. They resist the flow of electricity through them, and so create a voltage difference across their terminals according to <a href="ohm.html">Ohms's Law</a>.</p>
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<h2>Water analogy</h2>
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<h2>Resistors in parallel</h2>
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<h2>Resitors in series</h2>
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<h2>Variable resistors</h2>
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The Color Code</p>
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<h2>Exercises</h2></div>

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